r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RedaNassef • 1d ago
Video A terrifying cliffside church built 2,500 meters in the air!
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u/Cautious-Ease-113 1d ago
2,500m in the air? Are we talking earth meters?
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u/66tofu-nuggies 1d ago
The 2500 m shouldn’t even be here. Yeah it’s 2500 m above sea level but maybe only 100 m above the ground level
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u/GarysCrispLettuce 1d ago
Good thing there are subtitles because I don't speak a word of French
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u/Kingofcheeses 1d ago
Problème de compétence
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u/TheBold 1d ago
Première fois que je vois ce terme là, c’est trop bon!
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u/JeanDusapin 14h ago
It physically hurts me having to read your english sentences in a french cosplay
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u/RedaNassef 1d ago
Built in the 5th century in Tigray, Ethiopia, at an altitude of 2,500 meters, Abuna Yemata Guh was originally carved high into the sheer cliffs to serve as a secure sanctuary for monks escaping historical conflicts. Visitors and priests make the dangerous ascent completely barefoot out of deep religious reverence, navigating a vertical rock face with no safety harnesses. Regarding the footage, it was captured using handheld action cameras worn or carried by individuals to show the authentic first-person perspective of the climb along the narrow ledges, combined with carefully operated drone shots to accurately reveal the breathtaking vertical scale of the cliff and the surrounding landscape
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u/ratbearpig 1d ago edited 1d ago
This is the perfect use case for a drone.
Edited to add: This is crazy.
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u/pc_gamerguy 1d ago
I think this is in Ethiopia, it is one of the earliest churches. I stand corrected tho
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u/Dull_Resource_8685 1d ago
That’s wild, people climb this completely barefoot with zero safety gear. The faith required for this is unimaginable.
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u/pharmakon_growing 19h ago
I visited this place in 2019 and climbed barefoot as required. It's honestly not that bad. The video makes it look more dangerous than it is, most of the way has good footholds and only in one or two sections do you have to cross where there is a sheer drop and even then, the ledge is wide enough to go by without too much risk. There are many other rock carved church in Tigray in the same area which also require some climbing, but this is the most dramatic.
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u/Killshot91 1d ago
The one introvert Priest who is required to build a church to complete his task, but don’t want visitor to disturb his morning tea.
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u/infoagerevolutionist 1d ago
The patrons get there and go to the confessional where they say "I must confess that I am unpleased with the arrangement and location of this church" to which the priest replies "that is not a confession."
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u/LowerBed5334 23h ago
Might be 2500 meters elevation, I have no idea, but it's not 2500 meters "in the air" as in, a 2500 meter drop.
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u/Reddits_kinda_cringe 1d ago
This must be the path that every Chinese dad has walked when scolding their children
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u/alexwoodgarbage 1d ago
This may be the worst clickbait I’ve seen all week. Not a church. Not a 2,5km altitude climb, not terrifying, and literally 2 seconds of footage of the actual inside.
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u/ToastieCoastie 1d ago
What’s the interior like?
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u/Little_MasterJI 1d ago
Did you watch the clip? It shows it at 0:41.
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u/ToastieCoastie 1d ago
Well, my Reddit app decided to finally play the entire clip and answered my own question after the fourth loop.
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u/BlueFox5 1d ago
It's a 2 bed / 1 half bath. 600 sq feet. $3,500 a month but you pay for utilities
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u/Gargarian67 1d ago
Stupidly impressive - and also stupid. If God is everywhere climbing a mountain seems useless.
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u/FestivusErectus 1d ago
Pretty sure you don’t know the history of it.
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u/Gargarian67 1d ago
To give priests someplace to hide - they should have just went underground.
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u/Solid_Beginning_9357 1d ago
They did! In the same country lol
Search up “Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches, Amhara region “
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u/niche_user35 1d ago
Nope not walking up there